Aesop Entertainment Has Jesus On Line Four

Everyone has heard the cliché, "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," but how can we tell when an imitation has become the sincerest form of a rip-off? Evan Almighty is due to hit screens June 2007, but another "divine comedy" is already on the way. Although, it looks like this one might be a little more profane in its approach.

The Hollywood Reporter announced that Aesop Entertainment has picked up the comedy Jesus on Line Four. The story follows a regular guy who starts receiving phone calls from none other than the Son of God himself. The twist on the regular-guy angle is that he's a shock-jock with a local radio call-in show. Bob Comfort wrote the script and Richard Davenport is on board to direct. Davenport is better known as an F/X artist and had worked on Daredevil and X2. Jesus on Line Four will be Davenports first attempt at directing a feature film.

It looks like Jesus on Line Four will hit screens sooner rather than later, as it garnered a fair share of buzz at The American Film Market. No casting announcements have been made, but Aesop is currently in negotiations with BBC Films to start preproduction this January.